New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
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display OF endurance did not recommend him 10
| Field Marshal Won MOtke, aud when the war OF
1870 broke out Prince Alexander was CONSIDERABLY
disguised to observe that the War Ofbce deolueo
| to comply with his demands that lie should Dc H.
| trusted with the comm md Of an army corps ono
| little ldiosyncrasy which he has never oeen aoe 10
get rid OF IS his lnfatuation for ladies, ana MS
mania for offering them his heart. his hand ana us
| coronet Numerous members OF the falr sex vi III
| ranks Of society and of all ages nave peeh 'nu'
honored and in some cases several In the spaco Vi
the same day. This is. however. most par"o"ao,'
weakness due to the exceedingly soft heart ana
| kindly disposition of the amiabie looklns' "'
| haired old gentleman.
| Princess William would even stand less chance
| than any of the Princes above named OF becoming
Regent In the event of her little boys ascending
the throne In the first place her marriage was
most UP popular at Berlin. owing 10 the FAC. vi ''
having been negotiated al Windsor; secon ~ sue
is not of rova birth thirdly. she Is accused OF De-
ing completely under the influence OF her uncle
and former guardian, Prince Christian OF Srhies-
Wig Holsteln who married Queen Vlcorias daugh-
ter Helena and has become naturalized English
man and lastly she is acknowledged bOth by her
friends and foes to be the most perfect nulty i'm
agnable whose lack of beauty and wit Is not even
compensated by good temper. The German na-
ton would in fact, never permit itself to be gov
erne, BY "A daughter of that most despsed oil Ter
man Princes the late Duke of AuGustenburg.
PRINCE BIsMARCK's SUCCESSOR
The question of the Regency is further compli-
Gated by the inevitable disappearance from the
political arena before many years have elapsed. OF
Prince Bismarck whose failing health will scarcely
admit OF his long surviving his present master. lie
leaves no one to take his place. There IL not
single statesman in Germany whose name does NOT
provoke a smile whom he is mentioned as possible
successor Of the great Chancellor. Or the Iattcrs
exceedingly concerted and Overbearing son Herbert
II is sufficient to say that his diplomatic achieve
ments have been limited to peppeiing III n very I'M
pleasant manner the logs OF the her apparent W
the British throne while Out shooting with the
Prince of Wales to the Court of whose mother he
was accredited at the time as Charge d Anaiies'
The manner in which he de serted Mt Venice the
lovely Princess Calorath- euthen, after persuadlng
her to elope with him from Berlin. will scarcely
have been FORGOTTEN Nor will the disgust which
his conduct in the matter has caused be mltlgated
when il is learned that the poor woman, VINO was
one of the most delicate and refined beauties OF the
German Court has been forced by poverty to seek
refuge in Partisan gutter.
THE CROWN PRINCES HOME LIFE.
As 70 the Crown Prince 1t is exaggcration to
state that he Is the beau-ldea of all that is finest,
noblest and best of the great German race. " y
ia l. handsome and noble-looklng man. win an
elegant figure. lIght-bfown hair and a straw-col-
ored beard with a most chivarons and yet some
what grave courtesy-a Teuton. IN fac, such as
Tac,tus describes is the portrait which the I'm
press Eugenic draws OF HIM IN writing TO her friend
the Comtesse Walewski His nam. his appear
ance and his character are famous Throughout the
world they are as we'll known in Japan and China
", hraa Of puul1 has
ever furnished his fair ia either a Officer gen
tleman or In his domestic relations ana probably
the highest testimony in his favor is the fact that
the French with all their intense vindictIycneSs
against the Germans. have never either uttered or
published single offensive remark about him. and
that although he was one of tho principal leaders
of the invading army in 1870. his death will ho no
where sincerely regret ed than IN Franco. a
sngulary devoted husband. his undlsgulsed adj
mirat1on for mis- clever aud talented wife has Given
rise to the runor that he Is entirely subservlent to
her will. Those who make this assertion know the
Prince but little. That it is entirely false every
one who has bad the opportunity OF becoming &C
oualnted with the strongly defined features of his
sterling and upright character will readily admit.
Few parents have ever devoted themselves more
completely TO their children. and with the solitary
exception OF Prince William. whose conduct
toward his father and mother has been
far from exemplary. the tend"rest re-
latlons exist between the Crown Prince and
Princess and their children. Never was depth and
intensity OF feeling strlkIngly displayed than
at the funeral o Prince Waldcmar, an exceedingly
bright and lovabe twelve-year-old boy, and the
favorite child Of " Unser Fritz and his wife. Few
of those who were or sent on March 30. 1879 IN
the Fredenskirche at Potsdam, will forget the
scene When the services had ended and the choir
were singing the beautiful hymn Wenn ich
einmaI sole scheIden. schcide nlcht Won mir
the Crown Prince strobe up TO the collin and threw
himself on his knees at the feet OF his muchoved
child Quietly and gently the Empress and her
danght or. the Grand Duchess Of Baden. soe up
and knelt down beside him. After about ten min
utes be arose. pressed q long kiss on tho velvet
covered lid OF the coffin. and having assisted his
mother to rise to her feet, led her ont of the
church, tho tears meanwhile streaming down
his face 1t is moving thing to see man
weep especially when the mourner IL so glorious a
specimen Of manhood as the Crown Prince. and
there were few dry escs In the church.
Those who like myself have had frequent oppor
tunltes of seeing the Crown Prince in civilian
dress will have noticed that he Away wears
little silver com mounted a scarf pin III his
vat Remarkng one day that the person with
whom he was couversing was observing the PIN
with some curiosity he pulled 1T out OF his scarf
and said: d" his little silver coin Is ono OF three
which unearthed in an old Roman grave In the
presence Of my three boys ] had the three CONS
mounted as pins for them as mementoes of the oc
casion, and when nv little Wadenar died took
possession of HIS and have worn 1t ever sinoe.'
The Crown Princes relations with his father are
of the most afiectionate nature. notwithstanding
all that has been said to the contrary, and nothing
is moro touching than to see tho tender aId re-
speotfu manner IN which he raises the old gentle
mans hand to his lips.
ANECDOTES or "UNsER FRITZ"
With regard to his conduct toward his Interiors
innumerable anecdotcs-sufcient indeed To I'LL
several v0lumes-are extaDt. shO wing his Kindness
of heart and consideration for others The diff
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